Including increasing student success, strengthening research capabilities and impact, reinforcing community and alumni engagements, improving climate and culture, and elevating visibility, brand and image. Read more...

Chancellor’s Catalyst Fund

The Chancellor, with a group of area civic leaders, created the Chancellor’s Catalyst Fund, which allows the university to seize opportunities quickly when they arise. The fund supplements the resources immediately available to the Chancellor and other UWM leaders, enabling them to make entrepreneurial investments to foster innovation that will power UWM—and our region—forward to a brighter future. Read more...

You can maximize your gift to UWM if you or your spouse/partner works for one of the many companies with matching gift programs. Check with your Human Resources Department to see if they match employee gifts to UWM.

Gifts of publicly traded securities that have appreciated in value allow you to avoid capital gains taxes, while also receiving a tax deduction for your gift. UWM benefits by selling the stock without paying taxes on the gain, and you benefit from knowing that your contribution is larger than it would have been as a cash gift.

Please send (or ask your broker to send) the UWM stock gift form to the UWM Foundation prior to transferring the securities, to make sure you receive proper acknowledgement for your gift.

To discuss a gift of your IRA, gifts of appreciated securities, or any related paperwork, please contact: